Microsoft Office

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MS Word

Controlling Autoformatting ---
Beyond Word Processing ---
  • Creating flyers for handout or hallway advertisement
  • Greeting / Get well......etc. Cards
  • bi-fold and tri-fold pamphlets
  • Creating a newsletter/newspaper by using columns

Applications for students:
  • Write study guides to assist with test preparation
  • Students can create graphic organizers, tables, and story maps with SmartArt Graphics. They can also use the project gallery which has already made templates to create brochures, menus, postcards, calendars and many more projects.
  • Students can use the Thesaurus or the Dictionary if they need to know a synonym or the definition of a word.


Things we know-
  • How make bold, italic, and underlined characters using the keyboard- Bold (Ctrl +B), Italic (Ctrl + I), Underlined (Ctrl+ U).
  • How to insert tables, pictures, clipart, hyperlinks and comments to revise or give feedback on a paper.




You can insert pictures,you can make flyres,programs,business cards. and spell check!

MS PowerPoint

    • File --- Package for CD
    • Insert ---- hyperlinks
    • Slide Show

  • Set up Show --- Loop / Manual or with timing
  • Visual aid
  • Record Narration
  • Animation Schemes
  • Custom Animation (order, type, sound, speed)
  • Slide Transition (type, speed, sound) *automatically advance slides

Applications for students-
  • Students can learn how to make formal and informal presentations and create insightful, and creative presentations.
  • Students can apply and present their knowledge about a certain subject by using the powerpoint presentation.

Things we know-
  • Inserting pictures, audio, clipart, videos, graphs and charts into the powerpoint presentation.
  • How to add speaking notes to a slideshow presentation.



I think power point is useful for presentations and engagement.

MS Excel

Using Microsoft Excel

Education Applications in addition to grading ---
Calculating Averages ---
Create charts to make understanding numerical information easier
In excel you can create charts,tables,spreadsheet and you can develop codes to track spending,budgets. I use it every day for attendance reports and percentages
Keeping record of friends/employees personal info